WITCH CRAZE Flashcards
when was the papal bull issued
1484
when was the thirty years war
1618 to 1648
when was the English civil war
1642 – 1651
what did the papal bull 1484 do
declared witchcraft an exceptional crime
allowed torture
how did advancements in technology effect witch-hunts
the development of the printing press allowed for witchcraft ideas too spread
there were panics from 1420-1520 in Germany and France
possibly caused by writings on witchcraft
what is the malleus maleficarum
written by hienrich kramer in 1487 the book argued that witches were
-usually women who committed terrible crimes
how did religious development contribute to witch hunting
both martin Luther and john Calvin stressed the presence of the devil although neither were focused on witchcraft their concern may have caused their followers to act
the protestant attack on superstition led to campaigns against witches
both protestants and Catholics wanted too purify society which encouraged persecution
views opposing religion
witch hunting had begun nearly a century before the start of the reformation in 1517
in France witchcraft declined during the wars of religion
witches usually belonged to the same faith that was persecuting them
what were the French wars of religion
The French Wars of Religion is the term used for a period of civil war from 1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants
the role of plague in witch hunts
at the peak time of witch hunts in the 1630’s there was outbreaks of plague
people had no idea of how to stop plague and blamed the devil
in Geneva 80 witches were put to death as a result of plague
when did witch hunting reach its peak
1628
what were ecclesiastical courts
church courts
